Endless winter - Alta 6/8

Well, it wasn't over the head, but skiing perfectly smooth fresh in June is pretty outrageous anyway. It was Powstash, Xover, Trackhead, and myself at the park and ride at 5 this morning.

When we got to the top of Gunsight, our jaws dropped as the morning light was just hitting Baldy. It is still so prime.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...pics/baldy.jpg

Superior's done for the season, but it's still nice to look at.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...perior%7E0.jpg

We took a line off the very top of Backside that is perma closed during the regular season. A nice bit of novelty. Here's Xover not being a wanker, and turning.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...matt-chute.jpg

After the chute, we were on top of backside. It was very, very good. Hero smooth. The couple of inches on top were butta.

Powstash making some big turns, my tracks are on the right.
http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...20backside.jpg

And Matt does his best to get a faceshot.

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...hip%20turn.jpg

Everybody else had to go to work, but they'll get some more pictures up later. This winter just keeps on giving.

dogs! :D

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Holy SHit! Damn, nice pics! I like the last one.

Very nice boys...

And when powstash posts that i wasn't stoked about June pow when i saw him this morning, i really am...but i've been more into riding my bike lately.

green with envy

Nice work!

Damn man, damn. Thats incredible.

fuckers....lucky fuckers

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Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd

fuckers....lucky fuckers

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Yep. 5678

Hats off - how do you say ...

Sickter :yourock:

Damn Gina. Should've pulled my ass out of bed. Nice work.

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Originally Posted by Arno

green with envy

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EXACTLY!

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Here's Xover not being a wanker, and turning.

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He turns? :wink:

Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. Looking at those pics, I'm at a loss for more words.

Thanks for the pictures.
Increible conditions, my, my.

Gramps, ya friggin' wanker the title was supposed to be:

"Forbidden Fruit @ Alta Lenas" ;)

Who the hell needs to pay for a trip to South America when we can score sickly smooth, creamy, buffy pow right here at Jah Alta?? :biggrin:

This morning flat out rocked!!! With the winds last night and this morning from the west/southwest everything east facing was ripe for the picking. You could still feel the bottom every once in a while, but it was soo smooth and if you went fast enough it didn't matter. Made the 4:30 am wake up start all the more worth it.

I had been eyeing this line from the very top of the Backside for a few years now and today just turned into "heh, why don't we go and see about that". Spancered Euro biatch TH was along so I knew he'd dig it. It is NEVER open during the season so post-season is usually prime pickings for it. One could get it better than we did today after a post-season pow dumpage, but for friggin' June 8th we got it pretty damn good :biggrin: The line itself starts out about 35 degs, blind rolls to about 45 degs, narrows to 185 cm wide (right now) and then runs out onto the "normal" Backside traverse. I didn't really ski it how I'd like to have (i.e. straightline to about 2 or 3 turns down the Backside), but today wasn't the day to straightline the top of that thing (steep, icey, rocky, runnels to who knows how the runout is). Will kill it right next time. Anyways....

The line right smack dab in the middle of the shot at dawn

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41857.jpg


Powstash and Gramps skinning up Gunsight at sunrise with some "spice" at the top of Gunsight just too looker's left of the lone track

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41858.jpg


TH found us some "spice" on the ridge between Gunsight and Eddies (Gramps liked it too ;) )

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41859.jpg


TH at the top of the rollover in the line

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41860.jpg


TH at the narrow crux with Gramps waiting in the "on deck" circle

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41861.jpg


TH settin up

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41862.jpg


It's the Euro Scott Schmidt :biggrin:

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41863.jpg


TH spraying

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41864.jpg


TH setting up for turn #50 after only 100 vert of skiing :p

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41865.jpg


Scott Markewitz with all his shit dangling :D

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41866.jpg

TH having fun. He's so rad he doesn't need goggles, a helmet or even his sunglasses for this "flat" line :fm:

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41867.jpg


Give me 1 more jump turn biaaaatch

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41868.jpg


Camera got kinda wiggy for Gramps (sorry young jedi).
Anyway, Gramps approaching the crux.

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41869.jpg


Gramps after flashing the crux

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41870.jpg


Gramps turning down lower with Powstash approaching the crux above him

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41871.jpg


Powstash feeling the steep

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41872.jpg


Who's the real Scott Scmidt?? :p

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41873.jpg


Powstash kickin' rocks

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41874.jpg


Powstash looking strong on the runout

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41875.jpg


Powstash "Park Citying" for one more jump turn

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41876.jpg


TH, Gramps and Powstash then departed for the Nest and on too work. It was too damn good for me to go pay the man just yet. So, I headed back up to Yellow Trail. Reports from yesterday proved true; all the snow on anything west facing was now on east facing slopes. So, I headed for Eddies from the top. It was :fm: I then caught the summer cat road over to Greely Hill to finish the run out and then back to the truck where I snapped this shot of Greeley Hill (with my track), High Meadow Chute, Sugarloaf Peak and the impending forecasted weather quickly moving in.

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41877.jpg

The wind and clouds are keeping the snow delicious up there. If anybody is thinking of heading up after work or tomorrow a.m. for that matter, GO!!! East facing slopes will not dissapoint.

Oh ya, almost forgot, Squirrell 99, you're MY lil biaaatch now!!! BWA mutha fucka!!!! :biggrin: :biggrin:

Thats sick, it doesn't even look like spring. It's 90 degrees back here in PA.
I wish I were there...

Whoa. It's June 8!! very very cool.

I'm going up early tomorrow to get a Baldy line. Anybody else want to come?

Xover, Your commentary is priceless.

I think Gramps should change his name to "Young Jedi". It fits the youngster well.

Funny action shot of the rocks rolling.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic41874.jpg

For anyone who hasn't skied with Xover, it's like being in an NBA game and hearing the commentator talking, only louder and much more entertaining. It's amusing to hear someone yell at you "make a turn ya wanker!" as you stand in a 190cm wide couloir with three fall lines and an avy runnel. Good stuff.

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Originally Posted by gramps

I'm going up early tomorrow to get a Baldy line. Anybody else want to come?

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I'd like to, but I work at 7am.

Sunday am?

Vid of today in a week. Expect some humor courtesy of Xover.

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Originally Posted by Trackhead

I think Gramps should change his name to "Young Jedi". It fits the youngster well.

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Gawl, ya found out I was like two years younger than you thought I was, and now you just can't get over it. Sorry to make you feel even more ancient, ya old man. :biggrin:


Oh BTW - I'll be taking my first legal drink on top of Baldy June 24th. Everyone's invited. :)

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I'm going up early tomorrow to get a Baldy line. Anybody else want to come?

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What's early? I really should get my June day already.

Excellent pics!

I'm amazed, a person my age who also skis the backcountry! Didn't know they existed. http://tetongravity.com/ubb/cool.gif

Just outstanding!

luvin' it boys
nice works!

Gone to save server space.

bizzump for Powstash's pix and the full un-edited vid version

Kick Ass! I'm Luvin' it! :biggrin:

bump cause this should be higher than Squirrel 99's lame ass Whistler Closing Day Bump Skiing Thread :D

Yesterday was one of those "not a matter of if but with who" days of skiing. PM sent, 3 of 3 showed. As I pulled out of my condo at 4:30am, I was laughing to myself saying "June friggin 8th".

So there we were, Gramps, TH and myself just hanging out in the LCC park and ride at 5 am just chatting when Xover comes screaming up in his Tahoe. As he passes he rolls down the window and yells, "C'mon ya biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitches" and then speeds off. Dude's got more jones and stoke for skiing than half this board.

After retrieving him from his Wildcat parking lot front row spot and dragging him to the upper lot, with a shrug of the shoulders and a "sure, sounds good" we set out intent on the forbidden zone chute via gunsight.

7-11 - I'm such a doghnut slut that I ate it before we started skiing
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...711doghnut.jpg

TH and Gramps with Gunsight in the background
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...htsunrise1.jpg

Trackhead booting up Gunsight
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...htsunrise2.jpg
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...ghtsunrise.jpg

This was the view that awaited us at the top of Gunsight - regretting our route?
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...aldychutes.jpg

After a little 4th class climbing we followed the ridge to the top of the forbidden zone chute.

http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...ing_closed.jpg
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski..._ridgewalk.jpg
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski..._baldyview.jpg

Along the way the view sucked
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...g_superior.jpg

People are golfing down there - pfft

http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...ng_slcview.jpg

The winds were pretty stout up on top. The line didn't look like much from on top, in fact Gramps commented "Down there?" when TH pointed to the route. But it was well worth the trip and nice to be skiing smoove pow in June.

Xover dropping in
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...orbiddento.jpg

Xover getting 'er done
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...iing_chute.jpg
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...altaskiing.jpg

On the way out TH, Gramps and myself skinned back up and made our way to some Eagles Nest love. The route finding was, let's say, challenging.

THE POINT
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...a_thepoint.jpg

Pics no worky.

Now they worky. Nice pics P-stash.

Timp soon.

^ pics worky and look sicky
heard this morning twas good as well
can't believe it cleared so quickly
prolly will kick myself for missing tomorrow a.m., but must work for GBNP this weekend :biggrin:

all's you lil sluts gonna regret not making it down for multiple 13k peaks :biggrin: :biggrin:

Xover thinking "Str8line Campers eat your fuggin' hearts out biaaaaatches" :D
http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...iing_chute.jpg

Are you setting up for a jump turn right there???

Nice pictures! Maybe we get another one of those days, but maybe not... Good memories for the summer in any case.

June Baldy Shoulder vid clip with Pfeifferhorn in the background.

Endless Winter Clip

After a little 4th class climbing we followed the ridge to the top of the forbidden zone chute.

http://www.feedthehabit.com/pics/ski...ing_closed.jpg

^ That's classic Trackhead for ya; would also make a great Eider ad :smile:

waiting for the vid

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waiting for the vid

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Monday, maybe.

Nice work guys! Glad you posted this, I've finally started getting the stoke back....just in time! Way to get er done out there. I can't believe how good Baldy looked!